Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approves 2019 promotions, tenure, continued appointments

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 3 meeting.

Promotion to associate professor with tenure

• Nicole Abaid, biomedical engineering and mechanics
• Irving Coy Allen, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
• Lara Anderson, physics
• Thomas Archibald, agricultural, leadership, and community education
• Brian Badgley, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
• Edwin Barnes, physics
• Scott Barrett, forest resources and environmental conservation
• Andrea Bertke, population health sciences
• Jennifer Bondy, sociology
• Cayelan Carey, biological sciences
• Leandro Castello, fish and wildlife conservation
• Clayton Caswell, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
• Julianne Chung, mathematics
• Kelly Cobourn, forest resources and environmental conservation
• Harpreet Singh Dhillon, electrical and computer engineering
• Samer El-Kadi, animal and poultry sciences
• Gonzalo Ferreira, dairy science
• James Gray, physics
• Adrienne Ivory, communication
• Ran Jin, industrial and system engineering
• Changhee Jung, computer science
• Luke Juran, geography
• Andrew Kemper, biomedical engineering and mechanics
• Kiho Lee, animal and poultry sciences
• Yang Liu, mechanical engineering
• Nneka Logan, communication
• Paul Marek, entomology
• Frank May, marketing
• F. Marc Michel, geosciences
• Yuliya Minkova, modern and classical languages and literatures
• Shalini Misra, urban affairs and planning, School of Public and International Affairs
• Kimberly Morgan, agricultural and applied economics
• Marcus Myers, communication
• Amanda Nelson, School of Performing Arts
• Charles Nichols, School of Performing Arts
• Kenneth Oestreich, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
• Megan O'Rourke, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
• Bodicherla Aditya Prakash, computer science
• Jennifer Sano-Franchini, English
• Andrew Scerri, political science
• Kendra Sewall, biological sciences
• Nina Stark, civil and environmental engineering
• Robert Thomas, forest resources and environmental conservation
• Kelly Trogdon, philosophy
• Xiaowei Wu, statistics
• Ariana Wyatt, School of Performing Arts
• Yang (Cindy) Yi

Tenure at the currently held rank of associate professor

• Brook Kennedy, industrial design, School of Architecture + Design
• Robin Queen, biomedical engineering and mechanics

Promotion to professor

• Amos Abbott, electrical and computer engineering
• Shawn Askew, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
• Rolando Burgos, electrical and computer engineering
• Linda Dahlgren, large animal clinical sciences
• Raffaella De Vita, biomedical engineering and mechanics
• Alexander Elgart, mathematics
• Michael Fox, biological sciences
• Emmanuel Frimpong, fish and wildlife conservation
• Feng Guo, statistics
• Dana Hawley, biological sciences
• Christine Kaestle, human development and family science
• Sarah Karpanty, fish and wildlife conservation
• Eric Kaufman, agricultural, leadership, and community education
• Lara Khansa, business information technology
• Giti Khodaparast, physics
• Zhenyu Kong, industrial and systems engineering
• M. Iuliana Lazar, biological sciences
• Louis Madsen, chemistry
• Harold McKenzie, large animal clinical sciences
• Kyungwha Park, physics
• Robert Rhoads, animal and poultry sciences
• Edmundo Rubio, internal medicine
• Walid Saad, electrical and computer engineering
• Birgit Scharf, biological sciences
• Gary Skaggs, School of Education
• John (Jake) Socha, biomedical engineering and mechanics
• Cornel Sultan, aerospace and ocean engineering
• Brian Unwin, family medicine
• Vinodh Venkatesh, modern and classical languages and literatures
• Robert Weiss, geosciences
• Christopher Williams, mechanical engineering
• Robert Williams, food science and technology
• Yaling Yang, electrical and computer engineering
• Danfeng Yao, computer science
• Wen You, agricultural and applied economics
• Lijuan Yuan, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
• Laura Zanotti, political science

Promotion to associate professor

• Mandy Atkinson, pediatrics
• Sameh Aziz, internal medicine
• Ralph (Allen) Blackwood, internal medicine
• Katie Love Bower, surgery
• Richard Cordle, pediatrics
• Emily Doherty, pediatrics
• Mahtab Foroozesh, internal medicine
• Monica Garin-LaFlam, pediatrics
• Douglas Grider, basic science education
• Susanti Ie, internal medicine
• Stephanie Lareau, emergency medicine
• Bruce Long, surgery
• Juan Olazagasti, pediatrics
• Biraj Patel, radiology
• Karen Perkins, family and community medicine
• Stephen Phillips, internal medicine
• Virginia Powel, pediatrics
• Erica Reynolds, pediatrics
• Marrieth Rubio, internal medicine
• Judy Smith, interprofessionalism
• Gary Swank, internal medicine
• Terri-ann Wattsman, surgery
• Eric Williams, internal medicine

Promotion to advanced instructor

• Edna Jasso-Hernandez, mathematics
• Matthew Komelski, human development and family science
• Promotion to senior instructor
• Jennifer Barton, English
• Heather Cox, human nutrition, foods, and exercise
• Neil Johnson, geosciences
• Edward Lautenschlager, English
• Brandi Quesenberry, communication
• Vanessa Ruccolo, English
• Ila Schepisi, human development and family science
• Jessica Schmale, mathematics
• Richard Seyler, biological sciences
• Promotion to professor of practice
• Derek Klock, finance
• Promotion to collegiate assistant professor
• Brandy Faulkner, political science
• Courtney Thomas, political science

Promotion to collegiate associate professor

• Kristie Cooper, electrical and computer engineering
• Anne Driscoll, statistics
• Suchitra Samanta, sociology

Promotion to clinical associate professor

• Sabrina Barry, small animal clinical sciences
• James Brown, large animal clinical sciences
• Thomas Cecere, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
• Rebecca Funk, large animal clinical sciences
• John Gratto, School of Education

Promotion to clinical professor

• Carol Cash, School of Education

Continued appointment with promotion to associate professor

• Andrea Ogier, University Libraries
• Virginia (Ginny) Pannabecker, University Libraries
• Anita Walz, University Libraries

Continued appointment at the currently held rank of associate professor

• Yi Shen, University Libraries

Promotion to senior Extension agent

• Michael Andruczyk, City of Chesapeake Cooperative Extension
• Kevin Camm, City of Lynchburg Cooperative Extension

Promotion to Extension agent:

• Alani Adkins, City of Danville Cooperative Extension
• Michael Broaddus, Caroline County Cooperative Extension
• Sarah Crews, Goochland County Cooperative Extension
• Douglas Horn, Rockingham County Cooperative Extension
• Phillip Meeks, Wise County Cooperative Extension
• Teresa Misch, King George County Cooperative Extension
• Tyler Painter, Floyd County Cooperative Extension
• Hannah Robbins, Dinwiddie County Cooperative Extension
• Hunter Romano, Wise County Cooperative Extension
• Sandy Stoneman, Wythe County Cooperative Extension
• Corissa Vanden Hoek, Nelson County Cooperative Extension
• Emily Wells, Wise County Cooperative Extension
• LaSonya White, Surry County Cooperative Extension

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